The luxury market in Texas may be pulling back, but Houston’s foremost luxury brokerage is doing the opposite.
Nan & Company Properties opened its fifth location in the Houston area this month with a new office in Cypress. Nan & Co brought on Jenny Correa from LPTRealty to lead the branch.
The Cypress location follows the brokerage’s expansionsestablishment of offices in The Heights, Galleria, The Woodlands and Galveston.
Meanwhile, Douglas Elliman is recruiting in Austin and Dallas.
Melissa Mettry, recognized by D Magazine as one of the top producers in Dallas for 2024 and 2025, joined Douglas Elliman from Simoson Real Estate this month. Mettry specializes in luxury rentals and sales in University Park, Highland Park and Preston Hollow.
Douglas Elliman tapped Cuatro Kowalski to lead sales at its Austin office. Kowalski is an internal hire, having worked at Douglas Elliman since 2023. In his new role, he’s charged with growing Douglas Elliman’s presence in Austin and recruiting new agents.
On the commercial side of the industry, SRS Real Estate Partners hired John Darrow as executive vice president and managing principal in Dallas. Specifically, Darrow will handle debt and equity within SRS Capital Markets.
Previously, Darrow was principal and managing director at Slatt Capital.
Phoenix-based developer Creation hired Matt Bodzy as principal of mixed-use and retail development. In his new role, Bodzy assumes responsibility of The Shops at MC820 in Fort Worth and the Long Branch in McKinney, among other upcoming developments. He comes to Creation from Slate Land and Development, where he had served as managing director since 2022.
Further south, Houston-based CRE firm Oxford Partners has a new managing partner: Chase McAteer, who’s been with the firm for almost 10 years. McAteer joins managing partner Ryan Hartsell and founder Steve White at the head of the company.
NEO Home Loans has hired top mortgage originator Jim Juergens, who has worked for almost 20 years at Guaranteed Rate. Juergens’ record includes $43 million in production and 91 closed loans last year. Operating in the Metroplex, Juergens is tasked with expanding NEO’s footprint in Texas.
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